diff --git a/src/ssb.rpc.c b/src/ssb.rpc.c
index 454ef632..edab7f0e 100644
--- a/src/ssb.rpc.c
+++ b/src/ssb.rpc.c
@@ -671,6 +671,22 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_create_wants_after_work(tf_ssb_connecti
 	tf_free(work);
 }
 
+typedef struct _blob_get_t
+{
+	char id[k_blob_id_len];
+	size_t size;
+} blob_get_t;
+
+static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_get_idle(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, bool skip, void* user_data)
+{
+	blob_get_t* get = user_data;
+	if (!skip)
+	{
+		_tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_get(connection, get->id, get->size);
+	}
+	tf_free(get);
+}
+
 static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_createWants_callback(
 	tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t request_number, JSValue args, const uint8_t* message, size_t size, void* user_data)
 {
@@ -725,7 +741,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_createWants_callback(
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				_tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_get(connection, blob_id, size);
+				blob_get_t* get = tf_malloc(sizeof(blob_get_t));
+				*get = (blob_get_t) { .size = size };
+				snprintf(get->id, sizeof(get->id), "%s", blob_id);
+				tf_ssb_connection_schedule_idle(connection, blob_id, _tf_ssb_rpc_connection_blobs_get_idle, get);
 			}
 			JS_FreeCString(context, blob_id);
 			JS_FreeValue(context, key);